Sunday, August 12, 2018

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1 Sunday, August 12, 2018 Where is My Help? Psalm 121 This morning we will be celebrating the sacrament of the Lord s Supper. We celebrate an open communion. If you are a professing member of Christ as your Lord and Savior, we invite you to partake. Don t forget to join us for an all church BBQ following the service! The menu will include hamburgers, brats, hotdogs, potato salad, chips, baked beans, fresh fruit salad, and brownies. It will be a great time of food, fun, and fellowship so don t miss it! 5:30 PM Power Connection & Immerse Share Night The Refuge Next Sunday at MRC Worship Psalm 122 A big thank you to Jenn Dorhout for the beautiful chalk art this month! This is my story...this is my song Thanks for this welcoming message for all who enter MRC!

2 Thank you to all those that came to the meeting concerning the future for the parsonage. We appreciate your input and wisdom. Please pray for us as we discern God s will for the parsonage and how it would have the biggest impact for ministry. If you weren t able to be there, feel free to contact Aaron Maassen or Dave Dykstra with questions or comments. Thank you! - Deacons of MRC Please note that Emily Borger will not be in the office this week (August 13-17). Lana Bruxvoort will be in the office should you need anything. Bulletin items and prayer requests can still be sent to eborger@mauricereformed.org. Please make sure all bulletin announcements are in by the end of the day on Wednesday. Thank you! Fellowship through Fitness to begin soon: Join us for another season of exercise. Fun fact: We started Fellowship through Fitness in the year 2000 at MRC, so this is our 18th season. We have had loyal attendees for that many years! We love to see both old and new faces! Our goal is to glorify God through relationship and exercise. The format is interval training with cardio and strength conditioning. Give it a try! We will meet Mondays at 8:30 AM for 1 hour AND Thursdays at 8:15 for 45 minutes in the Family Life Center. You can come to both or either. Bring a floor mat and light weights. Child care is available for $10 a month. We will begin Monday, August 27. We will not meet Labor Day. Contact Heather Hofmeyer with questions at hhofmeyer@gmail.com. Find a friend and plan to attend! On August 26 we will be welcoming a representative from Safe Families for Children, a volunteer-driven nonprofit that provides support to families in the community. If you are interested in foster care, or would like to learn more about Safe Families for Children, you can attend an informational meeting in the Refuge after the morning service. Where s the beef?! As Wednesday night meals are quickly approaching, we are looking for individuals that would be willing to donate ground beef. Any little bit helps. Please contact Nov Van Regenmorter if you are willing to donate or if you have any questions! The Maurice Women s Ministry will be hosting a Ladies Coffee for our Pastor s wife Stacy Hoekstra after the morning service on August 19. Please stop in the Fireside Room to join in a time of fellowship with Stacy!

3 5 Weeks Until Life Groups Kick Off! Sign ups continue through August! Don t miss this chance to join a Life Group! What you need to know: There are two ways to sign up: 1. Sign up in the Fellowship Hall. You ll see a table with sign-up sheets listing each group, it s leader, location, times, and other important information. If you d like to join that group, simply sign your name. 2. Sign up online. Go to MRC s website ( and navigate to the Life Groups page. From there, you ll see all the groups and important information. Then, at the bottom of the page, you can enter your name & address and click on the group that would be a good fit for you. The sooner you sign up, the more options you ll have! If you have any questions, feel free to ask Don DeKok, Marissa Maassen, or any Life Group leader. Sign ups will continue throughout August. A new Bible study is coming to Orange City & we are in need of childcare volunteers! Bible Study Fellowship (BSF) is a worldwide Bible study, and this fall, a satellite location is starting in Orange City. It will meet on Thursday mornings from 10-11:30 am at Calvary CRC. We have had a tremendous response with over 80 women signing up, many of whom are young moms with little kids. We would like to provide nursery for the children so that their moms are able to study The Word freely, without interruption and come away being refreshed in the Lord! Are you able to volunteer your time on Thursday mornings to help? You would be an answer to prayers and a blessing to so many! If you re interested, please talk to Tracy Cleveringa (tracycleveringa@hotmail.com or ). Interested in becoming a host family for a Northwestern student? If so, contact Julie Andersen at juliekandersen87@gmail.com to get on the list! If you would like more info, please talk to Amber Leusink. August s Special Offering: Whispers of Love, Hope & Joy (see Maurice Moments article for details). Please mark your envelope or check with Special and place it with your regular giving in the offering plate.

4 Schedule: September 12 Jr. GAP Begins Schedule: August 26 Paintball Outing September 12 Sr. High Begins Sr. High & All Church Paintball Outing Sunday, August Splat Attack Open to anyone going into 6th grade or above! The cost is $20 per person. Contact Arlin Van Gorp if you are interested! ( ) Praise Team Sign Up If you are interested in joining the Jr. GAP or Sr. High Praise Team for Wednesday Night Refuge Worship (vocal, sound, instrumental), please sign up at the information center in the Fellowship Hall or in Jon s office. Immerse & Power Connection Share Night August 12, 5:30 pm in the Refuge We will be hearing from the Jr. GAPpers and Sr. Highers, as well as adult leaders, about their experiences and how God was at work during their mission trips (Immerse and Power Connection). Invite family and friends to be a part of this special night! 2018 MRC Youth Group Fantasy League Fantasy Football is BACK! Contact Jon Eveland for more information, and if you would like to be a part of the fantasy football league. This is open to all students 6th-12th grade. Youth Ministry Parents Meeting September 5 at 7 PM The Refuge Youth Group is right around the corner (begins September 12!). During this meeting, we will go over the schedule, theme for the year, fill out waiver forms and go over other important information regarding another youth group season we encourage all parents to attend! Please contact Jon Eveland if you are unable to attend, so you may receive the information. Youth Group Time Change (Beginning September 12) - This fall, we will be starting with two separate times for Jr. GAP & Sr. High. The new times are as follows: Jr. GAP 6:20-7:30 PM; Sr. High 7:50-9:00 PM With this new time structure, we know that there may be potential challenges that arise regarding transportation, especially for those with multiple children in different age groups. We want to help alleviate any concerns or stress with this and plan to utilize carpooling. If you will be needing assistance with transportation for your Jr. GAPpers or Sr. Higher on Wednesday evenings, OR if you are willing to help with carpooling and are able to give rides home for students in need, please contact Jon Eveland prior to the Youth Ministry Parents Meeting on September 5 so that the Youth Ministry Team can begin to organize transportation. We want to ensure that all students are able to participate in Youth Group, and do not want transportation to be a hindrance in students involvement in Jr. GAP or Sr. High. On another note, we will continue to have Wednesday Night Worship once a month. More information concerning this will be coming soon!

5 Children s Ministry needs your help! Here are several ways you can volunteer: Be a Pioneer Club volunteer several different areas available! Be a Pal for a student in Pioneer Club Offer to help on the special nights at Pioneer Club! We need lots of helping hands to make these nights possible! Be a Sunday School teacher you will be blessed! Be a G2G (Generation to Generation) grandpa or grandma. Pray for a class of students all year long! They will pray for you too! Offer to create or help put up bulletin boards several times a year. Direct the Children s Christmas program! The date for the program is Dec. 16 Be on the candy committee for the Christmas program. Please contact Bonnie Wolf if you are interested in volunteering! We can work together to find something you would enjoy doing! bwolf@mauricereformed.org; Church Phone: ; Cell Phone: Thanks for prayerfully considering to help our children s ministry! It s that time of year again!! Pioneer Club will be starting soon, please go to the following site to register your kids: Paper registrations can be found at the information center.

6 Sunday, August 12 5:30 PM Mission Trip Share Night The Refuge Tuesday, August 14 9 AM Staff Meeting 6:30 PM Consistory Meeting Wednesday, August 15 2 PM Senior 55+ Program Friday, August 17 5:30 PM Recycled Teens at The Spink Café Spink, SD Sunday, August 19 Hymn Sing Join us August 26 at 5:30 as we sing some of your favorite hymns. This is for Young and Old! We had many requests & will not be able to sing all of them, so we will be having another hymn night at a later date. Thanks to all who made requests. Church Family Prayer Prayer Concerns: Please keep the Buddens in your prayers as Chris moved to a nursing home in Remsen this past week. Please pray that this transition goes smoothly for all involved. Please pray for Debbie Hubers as she will be having shoulder replacement surgery on Tuesday. Pray that the surgery goes well and that she may have a speedy recovery. Continue to keep Brent De Kok in your prayers. He had surgery this past week to remove the tumor on his lung, which was successful. Please pray for complete healing. Please pray for Cassie Van Der Weide as she will be leaving on Tuesday to teach English in Cambodia for a couple weeks. Please pray for safe travels and pray that she may see God s hand at work. Please keep Jordan & Jakob Loft (Sr. High students) in your prayers in the sudden loss of their grandma. Pray for comfort & peace for the family at this time. And we continue to remember Isaac Schmidt, Lorna Bylsma, Ryan Vander Sluis, Ruth Heidebrink, Bryan Van Gelder, Pam De Haan, Gloria Wierda, & Val Dykstra in our prayers. THIS WEEK NEXT WEEK ORGAN/PIANO 9:30 Praise Team 9:30 Janene VG/Laura H NURSERY 9:30 Brent & Kelli Hooyer, AJ Schrock 9:30 Jason & Kristi Hargens and family PRAYER ROOM Lee Maassen Dave Van Klompenburg FLOWERS Sharon Plendl Sharon Plendl